
Ameshia Cross
@AmeshiaCross
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Democratic Strategist. @IHeartRadio & @SiriusXM Political Analyst. @thedailybeast Contributor. Activist. Advocate. Tweets are my own
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Joined August 2011
#TaylorSwift’s presence at Chiefs games has helped drive a major surge in female NFL viewership — women now make up nearly half of the league’s U.S. fan base. As interest grows, the NFL is expanding opportunities for women across coaching, broadcasting, advertising and fashion.
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Chicago Rev. David Black has joined an ACLU lawsuit after he was reportedly shot with chemical pellets while offering prayers outside an ICE facility! He and others say federal agents used force to silence peaceful protesters and journalists.
newsweek.com
Rev. David Black alleges ICE shot him without warning in Broadview; joins suit over protester rights violations.
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Getting rid of HHS workers AND cutting funds to health research not to mention spreading vile conspiracy theories on autism, vaccines, and aspirin is coordinated evil. With healthcare premiums subject to skyrocket in the coming wks this Admin is literally making deadly decisions
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Anxiety isn’t always panic attacks. Sometimes it’s: • Overthinking every text • Replaying conversations for hours • Feeling like something’s wrong, even when it’s not • Needing reassurance but feeling annoying for asking It’s exhausting & invisible.
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“History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes.”
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — National Guard troops seen patrolling alongside local police in Memphis.
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What if we gave teachers $50k signing bonuses, $100k salaries, and $60k in student loan forgiveness. You know, the same as ICE gets.
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1) Tish James didn’t commit fraud 2) The accusation is she committed a fraud of $18k. It’s a joke.
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that federal agents can’t use tear gas, pepper spray and other weapons against journalists and peaceful protesters in Illinois. The order also requires federal agents to wear badges or other “visible identification.” https://t.co/O0mqFQdqEv
blockclubchicago.org
Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-sp...
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The Republican candidate for governor in Virginia just said it’s not discrimination if a gay person is fired for being gay. This is insane because 1. that is the definition of discrimination but also 2. her running mate is gay!
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Joe Rogan on Trump's immigration crackdown: When you're arresting people in front of their kids... people that have been here for 20 years. Everybody who has a heart can't get along with that... no criminal record, they worked the entire time, they paid taxes. Find them a pathway
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ICE detain mother walking to work—to a house in the richest suburb of Chicago. "She was crying out that she couldn't leave her daughters," witness said. "She was begging to call her mom for help—who may have her paperwork." Kenilworth is considered the richest suburb of
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NEWS Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, experienced a mild stroke this week, the organization says. Ambassador McCain will be traveling to Arizona to recover and will return to Rome when her physicians give her the go ahead.
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Drake’s federal defamation suit against Universal Music Group has been thrown out of court, TMZ reports https://t.co/8lHoEQGh92
tmz.com
Drake just took a big legal loss against his own record label ... because his federal defamation suit against Universal Music Group has been thrown out of court.
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Tonight I'm proud to join @RedWineBlueUSA to discuss the harmful effects of Trump's dismantling of the Dept of Ed, the cuts to education funding, civil rights, curriculum censure & more. The forum begins shortly. It's not too late to register: https://t.co/sm1qrlcf0b
secure.everyaction.com
Join us to learn why cuts to public education funding and restrictive new policies are falling hardest on Black and brown students and what we can do to push back and ensure every child has the...
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New York AG Letitia James — who took Donald Trump to court and won — has now reportedly been indicted. This appears to be a blatant weaponization of government power to silence truth-tellers and punish political rivals.
theguardian.com
Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals
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